Creatures’ attempts are in vain, and as they are unable to burrow through the fish’s ribcage, the eels become trapped in the gut of their captor
It’s no secret that nature can be brutal and violent, but a new Queensland Museum report on the death of some snake eels reads more like the plot of a horror movie than a scientific paper.
Snake eels are a family of eel species that live most of their lives burrowed in the soft sand on the floor of the ocean.

Primary school students in Melbourne, Victoria, laced into home quarantine after one student at Holy Eucharist primary school in St Auburns tests positive
Scientists will sift through the sewage of a central Queensland town to try to find the source of a Covid-19 infection that claimed the life of a 30-year-old man.
Meanwhile primary school students in Melbourne, Victoria, have been placed into home quarantine for two weeks after one member of the year 2 class at the Holy Eucharist primary school in St Auburns tested positive to Covid-19.

Farvardin Daliri built the 750kg sculpture, which laughs, to bring joy to the community
An Australian man has used his time in lockdown to create a 750kg sculpture of a laughing kookaburra that he says will bring joy to the community in bleak times.
Dr Farvardin Daliri, an academic and artist, debuted the huge bird this week on the streets of Brisbane, and will soon take it north to the Townsville Cultural Festival.

Australia recorded its youngest victim of COVID-19 after a 30-year-old man with underlying health conditions died in Queensland state, having shown symptoms of the disease for weeks but without getting tested, officials said on Wednesday.

APL England lost cargo in rough seas off Australia’s east coast, spilling household appliances, building materials and medical supplies overboard
Residents of Sydney’s east have woken to beaches covered in face masks, plastic containers and other items after 40 shipping containers fell off a ship on the weekend.
The APL England lost the cargo in rough seas on Sunday while en route from China to Melbourne, forcing the ship to turn around and head to Brisbane.

Rugby Australia do not expect a rush of players to walk away from their contracts after they agreed to release three Queensland Reds team-mates who refused to take pay cuts during the COVID-19 shutdown.

Jackie Burrows, 54, from Brisbane in Queensland, Australia, has shared incredible before and after weight loss transformation photos having gone from a size 22 to a tiny size 8 - and it's all down to an Aldi shake as well as exercise

Senior international Olympic official John Coates said on Saturday he supports a decision by Queensland's state government to postpone work on its bid for the 2032 Games while they focus on the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Izack Rodda and two other Queensland Reds players who declined pay cuts during the coronavirus lockdown have terminated their contracts with Rugby Australia and Queensland Rugby Union their manager has said.

International lock Izack Rodda and two other Queensland Reds players who were stood down for refusing to take a pay cut during the coronavirus pandemic have terminated their contracts with Rugby Australia.

A fifth man is in a serious condition after what the mining union said was a gas ignition along the coalface
Four mine workers are fighting for life and a fifth is in a serious condition after an underground blast at a Queensland coalmine.
The workers, who all have extensive burns, were flown to Brisbane overnight in a complex medical evacuation involving five planes.